Edrich Krantz

Edrich Krantz

Birth name	Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Krantz
Date of birth	(1954-08-10) 10 August 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Senekal, Free State
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	Hoërskool Sentraal, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Free State () - Northern Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1976–1981 South Africa 2 (4)

Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm "Edrich" Krantz (born 10 August 1954) is a former South African rugby union player. ^[1]

Playing career

Krantz played his senior provincial rugby for the Free State and Northern Transvaal. He was a member of the Free State team that won the Currie Cup in 1976 as well as the Northern Transvaal team that won in 1980. ^[2]

Krantz made his test match debut for the Springboks against the touring New Zealand side captained by Andy Leslie, on 24 July 1976 at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban and scored a try on test debut. He played one further test match for the Springboks, against the 1981 touring team from Ireland. ^[3] Krantz also toured with Springboks to South America in 1980 and to New Zealand in 1981. He played 9 matches for the Springboks on tour and scored 11 tries in tour matches. ^[4]

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	New Zealand	16–7	Wing	1	24 July 1976	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
2.	Ireland	23–15	Wing		30 May 1981	Newlands, Cape Town

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 487

References

1. "Edrich Krantz". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 176–177. ISBN   0958423148.
3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 93, 107. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
4. Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 150. ISBN   0958423148.